Episode 192: Oncologic Emergencies 101: Hypercalcemia of Malignancy

Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) affects about 30% of all patients with cancer. Patients with breast cancer that has metastasized to bone and patients with squamous cell lung cancer together account for more than half of all HCM cases. ONS member Marcelle Kaplan, RN, MS, CNS, CBCN®–Emeritus, AOCN®–Emeritus, breast oncology clinical specialist and member of the Long Island/Queens ONS Chapter, and Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, discuss hypercalcemia of malignancy and its current treatment strategies. This episode is part of a series about oncologic emergencies; the other episodes are linked in the episode notes. Music Credit: "<a href= "http://www.incompetech.com/">Fireflies and Stardust</a>" by Kevin MacLeod <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by January 28, 2024. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <p>Check out these resources from today’s episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/catalog/item/eid/P439">Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>.</li> <li><a href= "https://www.ons.org/acq-search?search=Oncologic%20Emergencies%20101:&source=Podcasts"> Previous <em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em> episodes on oncologic emergencies</a></li> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/diagnose-and-treat-hypercalcemia-of-malignancy"> <em>ONS Voice</em> article: Diagnose and Treat Hypercalcemia of Malignancy</a></li> <li><a href= "https://voice.ons.org/news-and-views/oncology-nurses-role-in-recognizing-and-addressing-oncologic-emergencies"> <em>ONS Voice</em> article: Oncology Nurses’ Role in Recognizing and Addressing Oncologic Emergenci